I'm finding the second half of the book to be much tougher going - I'm still very much engaged, but the consistent presence of the 45th administration is sometimes a bit to slog through. Still too soon to relive it, for me; But onwards I slog because the protagonist is still on the right side of history.
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My interests range from history to science, and sometimes include Clancy and Michener.
Since 2016, I've consumed quite a bit of content about UK politics - first, because Brexit was the train wreck none of us could look away from; and second because I didn't particularly want to watch our news. I knew what was happening here, and didn't have much need (or appetite) for reading about our own recent history and politics.
I've largely shifted my social presence (what little I had) to the Fediverse where possible, and you'll also find me at @me@djw.li and my alt BookWyrm https://b.djw.li/user/me.
I struggle with chronic illness that's sleep-impacting, so some weeks are better than others and sometimes I find myself reading the same page multiple times in particularly dense texts. I don't always make as much progress as I want to, but continuing to make progress, learning, and having my assumptions challenged is the core of why I' m here.
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Daniel started reading The Black Book Lessons from American History by Adlai E. Stevenson
Daniel started reading Believer : my forty years in politics by David B. Axelrod
Daniel commented on Lessons from the Edge by Marie Yovanovitch
Daniel wants to read Barack Obama Selected Speeches by Barack Obama
Daniel wants to read Dreams from my father by Barack Obama (Kodansha globe)
Dreams from my father by Barack Obama (Kodansha globe)
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (1995) is a memoir by Barack Obama that explores the …
Daniel wants to read A Promised Land by Barack Obama
A Promised Land is a memoir by Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United …
I read this years ago, but I need some hope and change in my life right now, so turning back to it.
Daniel wants to read The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the …
Daniel wants to read The Fight of Our Lives by Iuliia Mendel
Daniel wants to read Angela Merkel by Matt Qvortrup
Matt Qvortrup: Angela Merkel (2021, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc)
Angela Merkel by Matt Qvortrup
"The in-depth biography of Angela Merkel, using exclusive new sources and research to tell how the daughter of a clergyman …
Daniel wants to read Princess by Jane Dismore
Daniel wants to read It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism by Bernie Sanders
Daniel wants to read Silencing the Speaker by Emily Zola
On 8th March 2022 the former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, was …
This could be another cynical take on "investigating the investigators," but it also might be well considered and make good arguments. It's short, so I'll take the chance on it sometime and review accordingly.
To be honest, I thought at the time that Bercow handled himself as well, and impartially, as could be expected. I can't speak for any private conduct that didn't make it into Unspeakable, of course, which is why Whale's unauthorized biography is also on my to read list.
